Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole
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Tupua Tamasese Mea'ole, CBE
(1905–1963) was the Tupua Tamasese
from 1929 to 1963, a Samoa
n paramount chief
. He held the post O le Ao o le Malo
(Head of State of Samoa) jointly with Malietoa Tanumafili II from 1962 until his death in the next year.
He was born in 1905 as the son of Titimaea Tupua Tamasese, whom he succeeded the title upon his brothers death Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-aana III in 1929.
Under the New Zealand Trusteeship of Samoa (1914–1962), he was one of the two Fautuas (Advisers) to the New Zealand Administration, along with Malietoa Tanumafili II. He was one of the Framers of the Constitution of Samoa upon its independence.
He was honoured with a "CBE". (Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)
He was succeeded by Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-a'ana IV (1922–1983) as Tupua Tamasese who was succeeded by Mea'ole's son, Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi, the former 3rd Prime Minister of Samoa
and the current O le Ao o le Malo
.
Order of the British Empire
The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is an order of chivalry established on 4 June 1917 by George V of the United Kingdom. The Order comprises five classes in civil and military divisions...
(1905–1963) was the Tupua Tamasese
Tupua Tamasese
Tupua Tamasese is the title of one of Samoa's four important paramount chiefs. Samoa's other three important paramount chiefs are the Malietoa, Mata'afa and Tu'imaleali'ifano....
from 1929 to 1963, a Samoa
Samoa
Samoa , officially the Independent State of Samoa, formerly known as Western Samoa is a country encompassing the western part of the Samoan Islands in the South Pacific Ocean. It became independent from New Zealand in 1962. The two main islands of Samoa are Upolu and one of the biggest islands in...
n paramount chief
Paramount chief
A paramount chief is the highest-level traditional chief or political leader in a regional or local polity or country typically administered politically with a chief-based system. This definition is used occasionally in anthropological and archaeological theory to refer to the rulers of multiple...
. He held the post O le Ao o le Malo
O le Ao o le Malo
O le Ao o le Malo is the Samoan head of state, which is the title's rough translation....
(Head of State of Samoa) jointly with Malietoa Tanumafili II from 1962 until his death in the next year.
He was born in 1905 as the son of Titimaea Tupua Tamasese, whom he succeeded the title upon his brothers death Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-aana III in 1929.
Under the New Zealand Trusteeship of Samoa (1914–1962), he was one of the two Fautuas (Advisers) to the New Zealand Administration, along with Malietoa Tanumafili II. He was one of the Framers of the Constitution of Samoa upon its independence.
He was honoured with a "CBE". (Commander of The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire)
He was succeeded by Tupua Tamasese Lealofi-o-a'ana IV (1922–1983) as Tupua Tamasese who was succeeded by Mea'ole's son, Tupua Tamasese Tupuola Taisi Tufuga Efi, the former 3rd Prime Minister of Samoa
Prime Minister of Samoa
This is a list of Prime Ministers of Samoa from the establishment of that office in 1875 until the present day.-List of Prime Ministers of Samoa :-See also:*Samoa**Politics of Samoa...
and the current O le Ao o le Malo
O le Ao o le Malo
O le Ao o le Malo is the Samoan head of state, which is the title's rough translation....
.
